Rail Transportation

Passenger rail service in New Hampshire is provided by the Vermonter, with a stop at Claremont Junction as well as Vermont communities in the Connecticut Valley. See the full list and links below.

Tourist excursion railroads also make an important contribution to the state's rail infrastructure, keeping the state-owned railroad lines open and maintained and playing a key role in the tourism industry. See the full list and links below.

The State also owns approximately 330 miles of abandoned railroad corridors, purchased to preserve them for future transportation use. Most of these are used as recreation trails under the management of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Bureau of Trails.

• Passenger Rail
  • Amtrak® Vermonter
  • Amtrak® Downeaster NNEPRA
    • Schedule
    • Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA)
    • Amtrak (North Station, Boston) info
  • Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA)
    • Schedule
    • About us
• Tourist
  • Conway Scenic Railroad
  • HOBO-Winnipesaukee Railroad
  • Mount Washington Cog Railway
  • Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad

Rail-related projects, studies and solicitations of interest:

• The Capitol Corridor Project
• 2020 Railroad Revolving Loan Fund Solicitation (posted 07/20/2020)
  • Memo to Railroads
  • Loan Information Packet
  • Loan Application
• 2019 Conway Branch Railroad Line Request for Information (RFI) (posted 03/14/19)
  • Conway Branch Railroad Line Feasibility Study (dated June 30, 2004)
  • State of NH's deed for the Conway Branch (includes Boston & Maine Corporation's perpetual exclusive freight rail transportation easement)